Temporary Work (Skilled) - S/C 457

This visa lets a skilled worker travel to Australia to work in their nominated occupation for their approved sponsor for up to four years. From March 2018, this visa will be abolished and replaced with new Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa which will support businesses in addressing genuine skill shortages.The Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457) allows skilled workers to come to Aust​ralia and work for an approved business for up to:

Financial CapacityDepartment does not specify the requirement of business sale, profit and assets. To sponsor a workers and satisfy genuineness of nomination, business character, Australian worker, total sales and profit are considered. Even if a lot of profit has not been produced, the evidence of financial can be shown in different ways.

Training RequirementsYou must show that you have contributed to the training of Australian workers by providing evidence of meeting the training benchmarks. These benchmarks were introduced to ensure that the employment of workers from outside Australia is not seen as an alternative to training Australian workers.To be approved as a standard business sponsor, you must either:

meet the training benchmarks if you have traded in Australia for 12 months or more

have an auditable plan to meet the training benchmarks if you have been trading in Australia for less than 12 months.

The period of Sponsorship -Start-up business: 18 months-Standard Business Sponsorship: 5 years​Visa Applicant SalaryThe employer must set the amount of the visa applicant's annual salary in accordance with the occupation, the business associate's Wage, or the industry award. The minimum salary specified by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship is $ 53,900, but you may be required to pay more than the above. In other words, if a job group that wants to be nominated has an industry salary or an annual salary of a colleague in the same workplace that is equal to or less than the minimum salary, it means that the nomination must be set according to the salary. The amount of annual salary is determined by researching the relevant occupation group. Therefore, it is possible to avoid unnecessary annual salary setting because it receives accurate information through counselling. Particularly, when the nomination application is not made, This is the part that needs to be consulted by an expert.

Labor Marketing TestIn order to nominate a job, the employer must demonstrate an effort to hire permanent residents / citizens in the Local Market for the past 12 months. This Agreement will not be applicable from December 2014 through the International Agreement.

Applicant's requirements

Qualification and experience-Cook, Hairdresser, Motor Mechanic, etc.AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3) or 3 years work experience

Professional occupations such as IT, Accountant, and Engineer: Bachelor degree or above or more than 5 years experience-Nurse, Medical Occupation: Registration Requires

English Requirements: Valid for 3 years before application-IELTS: average 5.0 or higher (all bands at least 4.5)- Exemption from English: Exemption may be granted for a total of five years of study in an English country (UK, USA, NZ, Canada, Ireland).

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